![Grauer Students Participate in Ocean Institute's Floating Lab Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776291311/grauerschoolcom/petfttghy013k7y4gwnu/OceanInstitute-6_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776291311/grauerschoolcom/petfttghy013k7y4gwnu/OceanInstitute-6_Thumbnail.jpg","width":380}])
Marine Biology and Environmental Science students participated in the Ocean Institute’s Advanced Floating Lab program. This unique experience took place aboard a research vessel, where students actively engaged in real scientific investigation.
What's New At The Grauer School?
![11th Grade Students Host Author's Chair]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776291003/grauerschoolcom/sgstgmeinvhvnikjicvy/AuthorsChair26-2_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776291003/grauerschoolcom/sgstgmeinvhvnikjicvy/AuthorsChair26-2_Thumbnail.jpg","width":380}])
The 11th graders in US History class hosted an Author's Chair event, to share excerpts from the World War II research papers they wrote. Students wrote about topics including the Office of Strategic Services, Japanese American Internment, the Battle of the Bulge and women's roles during World War II.
![High School Archery Students Compete In California State Championships]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775760296/grauerschoolcom/y3cokzx4mhrdnhawrbcj/CAStateArchery2026-3_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775760296/grauerschoolcom/y3cokzx4mhrdnhawrbcj/CAStateArchery2026-3_Thumbnail.jpg","width":380}])
Two students represented The Grauer School at the 2026 USA Archery OAS State Championship. They delivered outstanding performance, with one student earning his position as the top USA Archery OAS High School archer in California.
![Math Modeling Class Presentations]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774471805/grauerschoolcom/wv2vc3gyiqsfgw1zvpfu/MathModelingClass-0326-4_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1774471805/grauerschoolcom/wv2vc3gyiqsfgw1zvpfu/MathModelingClass-0326-4_Thumbnail.jpg","width":380}])
The new Mathematical Modeling class is the only fully project-based math class at Grauer. The students spent several weeks preparing a solution to a complex math modeling problem involving optimizing airport routes and customer satisfaction.
![High School Originals Music Café Night]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774471041/grauerschoolcom/kvskdnkxitvusmosrosj/Originals-031926-5_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1774471041/grauerschoolcom/kvskdnkxitvusmosrosj/Originals-031926-5_Thumbnail.jpg","width":380}])
The Music Department presented a showcase of original music that was written and performed by students from our High School Music classes at the Originals Music Café Night event.
![Grauer is the First School in San Diego to Be Named a Green Business]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774470445/grauerschoolcom/n7tsl88gch7tcizdnnkt/RibbonCutting-GreenBusiness-1_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1774470445/grauerschoolcom/n7tsl88gch7tcizdnnkt/RibbonCutting-GreenBusiness-1_Thumbnail.jpg","width":380}])
The City of Encinitas recognized The Grauer School as a newly certified Green Business through the Encinitas Green Business Network. The achievement reflects The Grauer School’s dual commitment to ecological stewardship and environmental education.
Grauer Student Spotlight
![Grauer Surfers Compete At California State Surfing Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774470778/grauerschoolcom/gu2np4qogqepvmmlxaxj/EllaZahara-StateSurfCompetition-1_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1774470778/grauerschoolcom/gu2np4qogqepvmmlxaxj/EllaZahara-StateSurfCompetition-1_Thumbnail.jpg","width":380}])
The individual High School Surf State Championships presented by Scholastic Surf Series (SSS) took place ion March 23, bringing together top surfers from schools across Southern California. The Grauer School was proudly represented by two surfers.
![High School CIF Boys Basketball: Senior Night Celebration]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772057619/grauerschoolcom/m7sx6juhvhrwrxsbrrdj/JonahSeniorNight-3_Thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772057619/grauerschoolcom/m7sx6juhvhrwrxsbrrdj/JonahSeniorNight-3_Thumbnail.png","width":380}])
Congratulations to Jonah L. '26 for celebrating his Senior Night for the Horizon Prep/Grauer Boys Basketball team on February 12. We appreciate Jonah's hard work and commitment to the team, and we were grateful to help him celebrate with his family and friends during Senior Night.
![High School CIF Girls Basketball: Senior Night Celebration]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770319168/grauerschoolcom/fzwjxotfopotb160fxxx/SeniorNightGirlsVball-4_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770319168/grauerschoolcom/fzwjxotfopotb160fxxx/SeniorNightGirlsVball-4_Thumbnail.jpg","width":380}])
Congratulations to Mia B. '26 and Beatrix M. '26 for celebrating Senior Night for the Horizon Prep/Grauer Girls Basketball team. We appreciate their hard work, commitment to the team, and the positive energy they bring to the program and we were grateful to help them celebrate with their family and friends during Senior Night.
Dr. Grauer's Latest Columns
![Dr. Grauer's Column - The Happiest Person in the World]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776361786/grauerschoolcom/er7h5zgvw87z9rnulqzu/BookLaunchEvent-041426-3_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776361786/grauerschoolcom/er7h5zgvw87z9rnulqzu/BookLaunchEvent-041426-3_Thumbnail.jpg","width":380}])
If Finland is the happiest country in the world, and small schools cultivate the same conditions, then we may already know more than we think about where happiness lives. But can we actually live this way?
![Dr. Grauer's Column - The Space Between]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775764741/grauerschoolcom/d7ttl3muwkw72fq0eb3g/Column_041026-1_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775764741/grauerschoolcom/d7ttl3muwkw72fq0eb3g/Column_041026-1_Thumbnail.jpg","width":380}])
Watching a seal pup vanish into the crashing surf at La Jolla Cove, two people argue: is he in danger—or learning to survive? A simple “just what we need right now” story reveals everything about how we lead, teach, and care—and where we can rest our minds through the changes.
![Dr. Grauer's Column - Reading the School Like a Landscape]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774557581/grauerschoolcom/zosg3k57mms67nnaaqrx/Column_032726-4_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1774557581/grauerschoolcom/zosg3k57mms67nnaaqrx/Column_032726-4_Thumbnail.jpg","width":380}])
From outdoor schools to AI labs, a new kind of learning is taking shape, and our kids are deep in it. It doesn’t have a name yet—see if you can sense it.
![Dr. Grauer's Column - Leaving the Map Behind: Leadership Lessons From Small Schools]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773946015/grauerschoolcom/k036oryyk8ggnzuouodd/Column_032026-3_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773946015/grauerschoolcom/k036oryyk8ggnzuouodd/Column_032026-3_Thumbnail.jpg","width":380}])
What happens when every student in a school is actually known? Here are some short, eye opening reflections from Stuart on human-scale leadership and what it was like to be writing The Way to Pancho’s Kitchen, a seven-year process, now available for you—and at a School book launch event on April 14. You may never see school the same way again.
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